1955 All England Badminton Championships

1955 All England Championships
Tournament details
Dates23 March 1955 (1955-03-23)–
26 March 1955 (1955-03-26)
Edition45th
VenueEmpress Hall, Earls Court
LocationLondon
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The 1955 All England Championships was a badminton tournament held at the Empress Hall, Earls Court, London, England, from 23–26 March 1955.[1]

Final results

Category Winners Runners-up Score
Men's singles Wong Peng Soon Eddy Choong 15–7, 14–17, 15-10
Women's singles Margaret Varner Judy Devlin 9-11, 11–5, 11–1
Men's doubles Finn Kobberø & Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen Eddy Choong & David Ewe Choong 15-9, 15–17, 15–11
Women's doubles Iris Cooley & June White Judy Devlin & Sue Devlin 18–15, 10–15, 15-9
Mixed doubles Finn Kobberø & Kirsten Thorndahl David Ewe Choong & June White 15–7, 15-13

Results

Men's singles

Section 1

Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals
Wong Peng Soon 15 15
B C Richards 1 2 Peng Soon 15 15
John Timperley 15 15 Timperley 2 2
Saeed Malik 16 10 Peng Soon 17 15
Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen 15 8 15 Hammegaard-H 14 1
K C Carpenter 6 15 2 Hammegaard-H 15 15
Dick Hashman 15 10 18 Hashman 7 10
Michael Rawlings 12 15 16 Peng Soon 15 18
Bertil Glans 15 15 15 Glans 6 13
G R Oehlers 0 3 0 Glans 15 15
W Goode 15 15 Goode 4 2
M Robinson 12 3 Glans 15 9 15
Johnny Heah 15 15 Heah 0 15 10
D V Dickinson 2 2 Heah 15 15
Vikram Bhat 15 15 Bhat 10 6
R McNeil 4 3

Section 2

Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals
Eddy Choong w/o
Henri Pellizza Choong E 15 15
Tony Jordan 8 15 15 Jordan 7 7
James 'Chick' Doyle 15 6 13 Choong E 15 15
J A Broadhurst 15 15 Broadhurst 5 3
Hans Gustav Myrhe 10 13 Broadhurst w/o
Palle Granlund 15 1 15 Granlund
Hugh Findlay 5 15 12 Choong E 17 15
Finn Kobberø 15 15 Kobberø 14 1
Y Limpa Amara 4 1 Kobberø 15 15
Oon Chong Teik 15 15 Teik 2 5
R Quiddington 12 7 Kobberø 15 15
David Ewe Choong 15 15 Choong D 5 8
G E Rowlands 10 8 Choong D 12 15 15
Berndt Dahlberg 15 15 Dahlberg 15 6 4
D P Hepworth 1 8

Women's singles

Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Margaret Varner 11 11
Audrey Stone 0 1 Varner 12 11
Tonny Ahm 11 11 Ahm 10 4
H C Parfitt 0 0 Varner 11 11
Iris Cooley 12 11 11 Cooley 7 8
Heather Ward 10 12 6 Cooley 7 11 11
J Waring 9 12 11 Waring 11 4 4
P Warner 12 10 5 Varner 9 11 11
Judy Devlin 11 11 Devlin 11 5 1
Nancy Horner 0 1 Devlin J 11 11
June White 11 11 White 4 1
S M Spreadborough 2 4 Devlin 11 11
Marjory Shedd 11 11 Shedd 1 0
Ruth Page 4 3 Shedd 11 11
Sue Devlin 11 9 11 Devlin S 8 4
A N J Marshall 6 11 1

References

  1. ^ "Login". The Times. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
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